NHTSA Campaign 16V698000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
NHTSA campaign 16V698000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V698000 with NHTSA on September 28, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 16V698000, NHTSA lists up to 64,038 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2012 and August 26, 2016.
The 16V698000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V698000 were scheduled from November 16, 2016, 49 days after the report.
16V698000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V698000 ranks 188 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V698000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 16V698000 was 16V643000, reported on September 6, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatchback of the affected vehicles may be unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release button. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
- The risk
- With only a single press needed, the driver may accidently unlatch the hatchback, increasing the risk of injury to any unsecured passengers in the back.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Body Control Module with updated software, free of charge. The recall began February 10, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C13.
Reported September 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V698000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V698000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted